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Resolutions 2008
1033
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:
SECTION 1. The General Assembly congratulates the Appalachian State
University Mountaineers on winning the 2007 National Collegiate Athletic Association
Division I Football Championship and recognizes the achievements of the players,
coaches, students, alumni, and support staff, all of whom were instrumental in helping
the football team win its third straight national championship.
SECTION 2. The General Assembly honors the memory of Mariam Cannon
Hayes for her longtime support of Appalachian State University, higher education, and
the arts.
SECTION 3. The Secretary of State shall transmit a copy of this resolution
to Appalachian State University Chancellor Kenneth Peacock, Athletics Director
Charlie Cobb, Head Football Coach Jerry Moore, and the family of Mariam Cannon
Hayes.
SECTION 4. This resolution is effective upon ratification.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 11th day of
June, 2008.
Resolution 2008-11 H.J.R. 2172
A JOINT RESOLUTION HONORING THE MEMORY OF C. E. FOY, CRAVEN
COUNTY COMMISSIONER AND FIRST PRESIDENT OF THE NORTH
CAROLINA ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, ON THE
ASSOCIATION'S CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY AND RECOGNIZING ONE
HUNDRED YEARS OF COUNTY UNITY.
Whereas, Craven County Commissioner C. E. Foy convened a group of
county commissioners in New Bern in 1908 to discuss county issues of common
interest, leading to an informal agreement to form the North Carolina Association of
County Commissioners; and
Whereas, C. E. Foy was elected president of the unofficial association at its
first session, held at the Atlantic Hotel in Morehead City on August 19, 1908; and
Whereas, the North Carolina General Assembly passed an act on March 8,
1909, to establish the association on behalf of counties, naming C. E. Foy as the
association's president; and
Whereas, C. E. Foy's leadership fostered the present-day North Carolina
Association of County Commissioners, an advocacy and service organization made up
of all 100 North Carolina counties; and
Whereas, C. E. Foy's vision has been realized through the active participation
and engagement of all 100 counties which have directed, strengthened, and enhanced
the Association; and
Whereas, the dedication and talents of individual county commissioners like
C. E. Foy, along with county staff, have led the Association's success in advocacy,
county-centered services, and educational programs; Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:
SECTION 1. The General Assembly recognizes and honors the memory of
C. E. Foy and the founders of the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners
for their vision, commends the counties of North Carolina for 100 years of unity,
extends congratulations on the Association's centennial anniversary, and looks forward

Resolutions 2008
1033
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:
SECTION 1. The General Assembly congratulates the Appalachian State
University Mountaineers on winning the 2007 National Collegiate Athletic Association
Division I Football Championship and recognizes the achievements of the players,
coaches, students, alumni, and support staff, all of whom were instrumental in helping
the football team win its third straight national championship.
SECTION 2. The General Assembly honors the memory of Mariam Cannon
Hayes for her longtime support of Appalachian State University, higher education, and
the arts.
SECTION 3. The Secretary of State shall transmit a copy of this resolution
to Appalachian State University Chancellor Kenneth Peacock, Athletics Director
Charlie Cobb, Head Football Coach Jerry Moore, and the family of Mariam Cannon
Hayes.
SECTION 4. This resolution is effective upon ratification.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 11th day of
June, 2008.
Resolution 2008-11 H.J.R. 2172
A JOINT RESOLUTION HONORING THE MEMORY OF C. E. FOY, CRAVEN
COUNTY COMMISSIONER AND FIRST PRESIDENT OF THE NORTH
CAROLINA ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, ON THE
ASSOCIATION'S CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY AND RECOGNIZING ONE
HUNDRED YEARS OF COUNTY UNITY.
Whereas, Craven County Commissioner C. E. Foy convened a group of
county commissioners in New Bern in 1908 to discuss county issues of common
interest, leading to an informal agreement to form the North Carolina Association of
County Commissioners; and
Whereas, C. E. Foy was elected president of the unofficial association at its
first session, held at the Atlantic Hotel in Morehead City on August 19, 1908; and
Whereas, the North Carolina General Assembly passed an act on March 8,
1909, to establish the association on behalf of counties, naming C. E. Foy as the
association's president; and
Whereas, C. E. Foy's leadership fostered the present-day North Carolina
Association of County Commissioners, an advocacy and service organization made up
of all 100 North Carolina counties; and
Whereas, C. E. Foy's vision has been realized through the active participation
and engagement of all 100 counties which have directed, strengthened, and enhanced
the Association; and
Whereas, the dedication and talents of individual county commissioners like
C. E. Foy, along with county staff, have led the Association's success in advocacy,
county-centered services, and educational programs; Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:
SECTION 1. The General Assembly recognizes and honors the memory of
C. E. Foy and the founders of the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners
for their vision, commends the counties of North Carolina for 100 years of unity,
extends congratulations on the Association's centennial anniversary, and looks forward